The 2024 Milly Awards

About this video

Sam and Shaan host their fourth annual end-of-year Millie Awards, a brainstorming ceremony where they recap the year with humorous and reflective categories. They discuss their best and worst personal investments, biggest personal losses, coolest moments, life hacks, and reflect on notable figures and guests from the year.

Key takeaways

• Sam discovered that generous tipping (carrying $1,000 in twenties) became his best investment because it made him happier, demonstrating that financial returns aren’t always monetary
• Shaan’s best investment was real estate with his brother-in-law, a passive tax-advantaged opportunity yielding 30-40% returns; his worst was actively managing properties he fully owned, reinforcing that active investments require >50% returns to be worthwhile
• Both hosts acknowledged their tendency to sell during panic and buy during euphoria—the opposite of sound investing—and emphasized that knowing the formula for success (patience, conviction, endurance) is valuable even if it’s not your personal strength
• Sam’s life hack of printing weekly goals and reflections on high-quality paper proved more effective than digital tools; Shaan’s ‘highs and lows’ Slack channel provides stoic perspective by showing past highs and lows to regulate emotional responses to current events
• Frame-breaking people like Nick Gray (who lives experimentally, pursues genuine interests without ego, and functions as an activist shareholder in his own life) and Brian Johnson (pursuing longevity to be remembered in 2500) inspire by living unconventionally on their own terms
• Going to interview subjects’ homes (rather than studio settings) reveals their lifestyle, energy, and values in ways that significantly enhance podcast depth and authenticity

Episode details: published December 30, 2024 · 30K views · 1:12:21 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The business ideas, figures and results discussed are the hosts’ and guests’ own claims, shared as brainstorming and entertainment — not verified facts and not investment advice.

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